Seismologist Says Computer Glitch Led to False Reports About Earthquake in B.C.

The downtown Vancouver skyline is seen at sunset, as houses line a hillside in Burnaby, B.C., on April 17, 2021. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

KITIMAT, B.C.—A government seismologist says a magnitude 6.5 earthquake reported in British Columbia on Monday never happened.

Alison Bird of Natural Resources Canada says a computer glitch led to the erroneous report from the United States Geological Survey.